Recruitment and Retention Audit Tool Recruitment and Retention Audit Tool Use this tool to unpick your school’s readiness for effective recruitment and determine your next steps to recruit and retain high-quality teachers. Step 1 of 11 9% Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) School Name(Required)Your school's URN(Required)Please include your school’s URN to enable us to support you in the future.What is your role within school?(Required)This won’t affect the audit but it’s useful for us to know what your job role is for follow up and higher-level intelligence. We won’t share this information with anyone.Consent(Required)We will only use the information shared in this audit tool for the following purposes: 1. Directing users to support, resources and services based on their needs arising from the audit. 2. Analysis of the market for initial teacher training, teacher recruitment and retention. We analyse data patterns, no individual school details will be identified. 3. Reporting higher level intelligence about school involvement and current practices to DFE. By consenting to the terms of this audit tool, you are agreeing to be contacted by Arthur Terry Teaching School for further support and discussion around your school’s needs. I agree to the privacy terms of this audit and for the Arthur Terry TSH North Birmingham to contact me about my response Part One – Audit Your Current OfferThe suggestions for each section will change depending on your answers. don’t worry about remembering your choices, we’ll send your responses over at the end.What does your school currently do to promote teaching and teacher training?(Required)Select all that apply Share ‘good news’ stories about teaching that counters myths and misconceptions Promote teaching and teacher training on your website Promote teaching in your community through newsletters and other communications Promote teaching on your noticeboards and around school Promote DFE or local routes into teaching through email signatures Promote teacher training by having a banner at the entrance to your school It looks like your school is doing a lot to promote teaching!There might be other focus areas that are a higher priority. You can still use our resources and content to keep up your positive messaging about teaching.It looks like your school could do more to promote teaching and teacher training.It seems like this is an area your school could move forward rapidly. Use our Recruitment Content and consider sharing Good News Stories.You could consider sharing positive messaging about teaching.Use our Good News Stories! What opportunities does your school offer for people who want to teach but aren't qualified yet?(Required) We offer School Experience taster days We are registered as a location on ‘DFE Apply’ for potential applicants We support alumni to access routes into teaching We work with agencies (e.g. Step into Teaching) to recruit graduate TAs We identify talent from existing staff (TAs, technicians, librarians, non-teaching pastoral staff) and support them to find the appropriate route into teaching We have careers lessons, events and articles that promote and educate students about careers in teaching Select all that applyYou offer a wealth of opportunities!Looks good!There are a few ways potential colleagues can access your school.It seems like your school could create more opportunities for future colleagues.You can find ways to do this on our Partnerships Portal. You could consider hosting school experience taster days.You can register to offer school experience with the DFE. Use the Supporting School Experience section of the Partnerships Portal. What does your school currently do to support and engage with teacher training?(Required)Select all that apply We have an established partnership with an initial teacher training provider. We offer shorter placements (8-12 weeks) We offer longer placements (12-20 weeks) We offer full placements (duration of school year, often with more than one trainee) We offer enhanced placements in a specific phase or specialism We offer Intensive Training and Practice (ITAP) placements., typically 1-3 days focused on a specific area of teaching practice Staff from our school deliver and facilitate sessions for local ITE providers Consider offering longer placements to recruit high quality teachersUse ITT Partnerships | Get Involved to offer more placement capacity.You're really maximising that relationship!It seems like your school could do more to get the most out of your ITE providerPartnership, including offering unconventional placements or collaborating to deliver training is a great way to attract high-quality candidates. Explore options in our Partnerships Portal.It looks like your school needs to develop a strong relationship with an ITE providerYour first step is to establish an ITT provider as a partner. Use ITT Partnerships | Get Involved to register your interest and access additional support from 19 ITT providers across the West Midlands. Which of the following does your school do to retain staff after initial teacher training?(Required)Select all that apply We recruit early career teachers and offer the early career framework (ECF) We support main scale staff (M3-M6) to access relevant CPD We support staff to complete NPQs We engage with local curriculum hubs and support staff to access their training and services We foster a positive, supportive culture for all our staff and teachers You're supporting the start of the careerConsider what you can do after that to keep your talent. Explore accessing NPQs and using innovative approaches to recruitment and retention. Read our Recruitment and Retention Case Studies or Innovative Approaches Summaries.You're doing a lot for leaders and specialistsWhat about the core workforce? Consider how you can foster positivity by sharing Use our Good News Stories or learn what schools are doing differently to retain their staff.You seem to have a generally positive culture of ongoing developmentIt might be worth considering other focus areas as a higher priority Part Two – Determine Focus areasIn this section, we will ask you to think about the gaps in your current offer based on your responses to part one. The audit tool will start to suggest resources and services that will support your recruitment and retention journey.Promoting teaching(Required)Based on your answers and the suggestions from part one, select the option which best fits with your priorities.We could do more on our website and social mediaWe need content and ideas for what to include on our website and/or in newsletters and other communicationsWe want to spread more positivity about teaching and need content to do thisOur audit suggested we are already strong in this areaConsult our 'Good News Stories' content sectionGood News StoriesUse our newsletter and website resources content to support youNewsletter Recruitment Content You should focus on other areasIn the next section, we will steer you to more appropriate actions. Offer opportunities for potential teachers(Required)Based on your answers to part one, select the option which best fits with your priorities.We could be making more of DFE services to engage potential teachersWe want to do more to encourage current employees, pupils and alumni to train to teachWe want to recruit graduate TAs and develop them in our schoolWe already offer lots of opportunitiesDFE Get into Teaching services and resources are powerfulDFE Web Resources Mobilise your communications and your local communityShare Good News Stories and actively talent spot from your school and network. Use Letter Writing Support to support your communications.Build partnershipsStep Into Teaching and other agencies are a great way to capture talented graduates. We’ll share some ways you could use this to your advantage.You should focus on other areasWe’ll signpost other actions later in the process. Teacher Training Involvement(Required)Based on your answers to part one, select the option which best fits with your priorities.We need to start and/or strengthen our partnership with an ITT providerWe want to offer placements to support our recruitment`We want to support the delivery of teacher training sessions and/or ITAPsWe are already established in our work with ITTPartner with an ITT providerConsult our guidance pages on ITT providers available locally. Arthur Terry TSH can support and broker these partnerships. Offer a range of placementsWe can support you with this. Opt in to offer more placements in part 3, and use our Partnerships Portal.Get involved in ITT provisionIf your school has a specialism, facilities, expertise that could be shared, we can help deepen your involvement. You can clarify your options later or register interest to get involved.Focus on your commuinication and retention strategyIt seems like you are doing a great job with this. Consider what other actions might have more impact in part 3, and use our Good News Stories or Recruitment Content. Retention and ongoing development(Required)Based on your answers to part one, select the option which best fits with your priorities.We need to learn more about ECF and what it entailsWe want to access NPQsWe need to learn more about other CPD that is availableWe have a strong culture of staff developmentRecruit and train ECTS!Offering the ECF and mentoring is a great way to attract talent, and keep them for the long run. You can find detailed guidance about this on our ECF pages.You can access NPQs through local TSHs and other providersConsult our NPQ pages for guidance. Accessing NPQs alone is not enoughNPQs are a commitment for schools and teachers, they take time and effort. Encourage your staff to do them, and support them throughout the process.We signpost CPD regularlyYou can find links to local providers on our CPLD page, and through our termly bulletin. Consider your in-house CPDHaving positive, consistent, evidence-informed experiences of CPD can improve retention and wellbeing for your teachers. Part Three – Actions and Follow-upIn this final section, you can determine your next steps, what resources you want to access and how much support you want from us. At the end of this section, when you click ‘Submit’, you will receive an email with all your responses from the audit, and the suggestions you’ve seen along the way. You’ll also see a final page with links to areas of the toolkit that are relevant to you, based on your responses.What do you want to do next?I want some 'quick wins' to boost recruitment(Required) Yes No Your best bet is to use and adapt our contentBy using our pre-populated content and ideas, you can easily boost your school’s profile and reach a wider audience. Good News Stories or Recruitment ContentYour should consider some more substantial actionsPartnering with ITT, carefully considering your culture and post-ITT offer could be of real benefit. Partnerships PortalI need to make some deep changes to recruit and retain quality teachers(Required) Yes No It can be a long road but starting the journey now is what matters.Positive communications will be a starting point. Look at our case studies and resources for more detail on approaches that can affect lasting change. Good News Stories and Innovative ApproachesMake sure you are doing what you can!Get the messaging right on your website and in newlstters. Keep reviewing your capacity – what is taking priority ahead of recruiting the best teachers possible? Recruitment Content I want support to share positive messaging about teaching and teacher training(Required) Yes No Tell good news stories!Our collection of good news stories, testimonials and case studies are free to use for all schools. Good News StoriesConsider what you can do internally to ensure you are attracting the right applicants.Making sure your website is attractive, and that you are engaged with ITT and other training provision is essential. Recruitment Content – Website and Social Media I want to get more involved in ITT and offering placements(Required) Yes No Partnership with an ITT provider can be transformative.Consider what placements you can offer, and the full range of placements. You can use our guide to local ITT providers, or get in use us to broker your partnership: Partnerships PortalKeep reviewing your capacity.It might not be right for your school at the moment but there is no substitute for the pipeline of candidates that comes from supporting ITT. Be inspired by our detailed Good News Stories from a range of ex-trainee teachers. What follow up do you and your school want?We will use these responses to determine the level of support you receive moving forward.We just want to use the resources from the toolkit and don't want any further follow up(Required) Yes No We want to use the resources and would appreciate a teams call to discuss our strategy(Required) Yes No We want to get involved in ITT and other training opportunities(Required)By choosing ‘yes’ here, you are agreeing to be contacted by us about opportunities for further partnership. Yes No We would be interested in providing feedback and contributions to the development of this toolkit(Required)This might mean we send you a survey, or invite you to have a conversation with us about the resources and services in the toolkit. Yes No Prev Next Our Toolkit for Schools This toolkit is designed to support schools with recruitment within their local communities, alumni, and from the wider market. These resources are free to all schools and can be adapted to suit your context and needs. Toolkit Home
Recruitment and Retention Audit Tool Recruitment and Retention Audit Tool Use this tool to unpick your school’s readiness for effective recruitment and determine your next steps to recruit and retain high-quality teachers. Step 1 of 11 9% Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) School Name(Required)Your school's URN(Required)Please include your school’s URN to enable us to support you in the future.What is your role within school?(Required)This won’t affect the audit but it’s useful for us to know what your job role is for follow up and higher-level intelligence. We won’t share this information with anyone.Consent(Required)We will only use the information shared in this audit tool for the following purposes: 1. Directing users to support, resources and services based on their needs arising from the audit. 2. Analysis of the market for initial teacher training, teacher recruitment and retention. We analyse data patterns, no individual school details will be identified. 3. Reporting higher level intelligence about school involvement and current practices to DFE. By consenting to the terms of this audit tool, you are agreeing to be contacted by Arthur Terry Teaching School for further support and discussion around your school’s needs. I agree to the privacy terms of this audit and for the Arthur Terry TSH North Birmingham to contact me about my response Part One – Audit Your Current OfferThe suggestions for each section will change depending on your answers. don’t worry about remembering your choices, we’ll send your responses over at the end.What does your school currently do to promote teaching and teacher training?(Required)Select all that apply Share ‘good news’ stories about teaching that counters myths and misconceptions Promote teaching and teacher training on your website Promote teaching in your community through newsletters and other communications Promote teaching on your noticeboards and around school Promote DFE or local routes into teaching through email signatures Promote teacher training by having a banner at the entrance to your school It looks like your school is doing a lot to promote teaching!There might be other focus areas that are a higher priority. You can still use our resources and content to keep up your positive messaging about teaching.It looks like your school could do more to promote teaching and teacher training.It seems like this is an area your school could move forward rapidly. Use our Recruitment Content and consider sharing Good News Stories.You could consider sharing positive messaging about teaching.Use our Good News Stories! What opportunities does your school offer for people who want to teach but aren't qualified yet?(Required) We offer School Experience taster days We are registered as a location on ‘DFE Apply’ for potential applicants We support alumni to access routes into teaching We work with agencies (e.g. Step into Teaching) to recruit graduate TAs We identify talent from existing staff (TAs, technicians, librarians, non-teaching pastoral staff) and support them to find the appropriate route into teaching We have careers lessons, events and articles that promote and educate students about careers in teaching Select all that applyYou offer a wealth of opportunities!Looks good!There are a few ways potential colleagues can access your school.It seems like your school could create more opportunities for future colleagues.You can find ways to do this on our Partnerships Portal. You could consider hosting school experience taster days.You can register to offer school experience with the DFE. Use the Supporting School Experience section of the Partnerships Portal. What does your school currently do to support and engage with teacher training?(Required)Select all that apply We have an established partnership with an initial teacher training provider. We offer shorter placements (8-12 weeks) We offer longer placements (12-20 weeks) We offer full placements (duration of school year, often with more than one trainee) We offer enhanced placements in a specific phase or specialism We offer Intensive Training and Practice (ITAP) placements., typically 1-3 days focused on a specific area of teaching practice Staff from our school deliver and facilitate sessions for local ITE providers Consider offering longer placements to recruit high quality teachersUse ITT Partnerships | Get Involved to offer more placement capacity.You're really maximising that relationship!It seems like your school could do more to get the most out of your ITE providerPartnership, including offering unconventional placements or collaborating to deliver training is a great way to attract high-quality candidates. Explore options in our Partnerships Portal.It looks like your school needs to develop a strong relationship with an ITE providerYour first step is to establish an ITT provider as a partner. Use ITT Partnerships | Get Involved to register your interest and access additional support from 19 ITT providers across the West Midlands. Which of the following does your school do to retain staff after initial teacher training?(Required)Select all that apply We recruit early career teachers and offer the early career framework (ECF) We support main scale staff (M3-M6) to access relevant CPD We support staff to complete NPQs We engage with local curriculum hubs and support staff to access their training and services We foster a positive, supportive culture for all our staff and teachers You're supporting the start of the careerConsider what you can do after that to keep your talent. Explore accessing NPQs and using innovative approaches to recruitment and retention. Read our Recruitment and Retention Case Studies or Innovative Approaches Summaries.You're doing a lot for leaders and specialistsWhat about the core workforce? Consider how you can foster positivity by sharing Use our Good News Stories or learn what schools are doing differently to retain their staff.You seem to have a generally positive culture of ongoing developmentIt might be worth considering other focus areas as a higher priority Part Two – Determine Focus areasIn this section, we will ask you to think about the gaps in your current offer based on your responses to part one. The audit tool will start to suggest resources and services that will support your recruitment and retention journey.Promoting teaching(Required)Based on your answers and the suggestions from part one, select the option which best fits with your priorities.We could do more on our website and social mediaWe need content and ideas for what to include on our website and/or in newsletters and other communicationsWe want to spread more positivity about teaching and need content to do thisOur audit suggested we are already strong in this areaConsult our 'Good News Stories' content sectionGood News StoriesUse our newsletter and website resources content to support youNewsletter Recruitment Content You should focus on other areasIn the next section, we will steer you to more appropriate actions. Offer opportunities for potential teachers(Required)Based on your answers to part one, select the option which best fits with your priorities.We could be making more of DFE services to engage potential teachersWe want to do more to encourage current employees, pupils and alumni to train to teachWe want to recruit graduate TAs and develop them in our schoolWe already offer lots of opportunitiesDFE Get into Teaching services and resources are powerfulDFE Web Resources Mobilise your communications and your local communityShare Good News Stories and actively talent spot from your school and network. Use Letter Writing Support to support your communications.Build partnershipsStep Into Teaching and other agencies are a great way to capture talented graduates. We’ll share some ways you could use this to your advantage.You should focus on other areasWe’ll signpost other actions later in the process. Teacher Training Involvement(Required)Based on your answers to part one, select the option which best fits with your priorities.We need to start and/or strengthen our partnership with an ITT providerWe want to offer placements to support our recruitment`We want to support the delivery of teacher training sessions and/or ITAPsWe are already established in our work with ITTPartner with an ITT providerConsult our guidance pages on ITT providers available locally. Arthur Terry TSH can support and broker these partnerships. Offer a range of placementsWe can support you with this. Opt in to offer more placements in part 3, and use our Partnerships Portal.Get involved in ITT provisionIf your school has a specialism, facilities, expertise that could be shared, we can help deepen your involvement. You can clarify your options later or register interest to get involved.Focus on your commuinication and retention strategyIt seems like you are doing a great job with this. Consider what other actions might have more impact in part 3, and use our Good News Stories or Recruitment Content. Retention and ongoing development(Required)Based on your answers to part one, select the option which best fits with your priorities.We need to learn more about ECF and what it entailsWe want to access NPQsWe need to learn more about other CPD that is availableWe have a strong culture of staff developmentRecruit and train ECTS!Offering the ECF and mentoring is a great way to attract talent, and keep them for the long run. You can find detailed guidance about this on our ECF pages.You can access NPQs through local TSHs and other providersConsult our NPQ pages for guidance. Accessing NPQs alone is not enoughNPQs are a commitment for schools and teachers, they take time and effort. Encourage your staff to do them, and support them throughout the process.We signpost CPD regularlyYou can find links to local providers on our CPLD page, and through our termly bulletin. Consider your in-house CPDHaving positive, consistent, evidence-informed experiences of CPD can improve retention and wellbeing for your teachers. Part Three – Actions and Follow-upIn this final section, you can determine your next steps, what resources you want to access and how much support you want from us. At the end of this section, when you click ‘Submit’, you will receive an email with all your responses from the audit, and the suggestions you’ve seen along the way. You’ll also see a final page with links to areas of the toolkit that are relevant to you, based on your responses.What do you want to do next?I want some 'quick wins' to boost recruitment(Required) Yes No Your best bet is to use and adapt our contentBy using our pre-populated content and ideas, you can easily boost your school’s profile and reach a wider audience. Good News Stories or Recruitment ContentYour should consider some more substantial actionsPartnering with ITT, carefully considering your culture and post-ITT offer could be of real benefit. Partnerships PortalI need to make some deep changes to recruit and retain quality teachers(Required) Yes No It can be a long road but starting the journey now is what matters.Positive communications will be a starting point. Look at our case studies and resources for more detail on approaches that can affect lasting change. Good News Stories and Innovative ApproachesMake sure you are doing what you can!Get the messaging right on your website and in newlstters. Keep reviewing your capacity – what is taking priority ahead of recruiting the best teachers possible? Recruitment Content I want support to share positive messaging about teaching and teacher training(Required) Yes No Tell good news stories!Our collection of good news stories, testimonials and case studies are free to use for all schools. Good News StoriesConsider what you can do internally to ensure you are attracting the right applicants.Making sure your website is attractive, and that you are engaged with ITT and other training provision is essential. Recruitment Content – Website and Social Media I want to get more involved in ITT and offering placements(Required) Yes No Partnership with an ITT provider can be transformative.Consider what placements you can offer, and the full range of placements. You can use our guide to local ITT providers, or get in use us to broker your partnership: Partnerships PortalKeep reviewing your capacity.It might not be right for your school at the moment but there is no substitute for the pipeline of candidates that comes from supporting ITT. Be inspired by our detailed Good News Stories from a range of ex-trainee teachers. What follow up do you and your school want?We will use these responses to determine the level of support you receive moving forward.We just want to use the resources from the toolkit and don't want any further follow up(Required) Yes No We want to use the resources and would appreciate a teams call to discuss our strategy(Required) Yes No We want to get involved in ITT and other training opportunities(Required)By choosing ‘yes’ here, you are agreeing to be contacted by us about opportunities for further partnership. Yes No We would be interested in providing feedback and contributions to the development of this toolkit(Required)This might mean we send you a survey, or invite you to have a conversation with us about the resources and services in the toolkit. Yes No Prev Next Our Toolkit for Schools This toolkit is designed to support schools with recruitment within their local communities, alumni, and from the wider market. These resources are free to all schools and can be adapted to suit your context and needs. Toolkit Home
